"Wait," Kagome said, a small plea in her voice. She let out a held breath as Sesshomaru stopped and turned back around.
"What the hell are you telling him to wait for, idiot?! You know if he stays any longer there's going to be a fight!" InuYasha yelled at her.
"InuYasha, sit. Stop being an ass," Kagome said with a roll of her eyes. Sesshomaru quirked a silver brow at her and his half brother. "Travel with us. We're almost done collecting shards and we might need you for the final battle," Kagome ventured.
"ARE YOU INSANE!!!???" InuYasha yelled jumping up.
"SIT! No I'm not insane. It's a perfectly reasonable request. We could use the help and I'm sure he doesn't want to have to deal with Naraku. Or the possibility of his own revenge, am I right Sesshomaru-sama?" Kagome said calmly.
"Revenge? Why do you think I would want revenge, girl?" Sesshomaru said softly. He quietly noted the spike of anger in her scent at being called girl.
"Your arm. Naraku gave you that fake one. I can sense the burns it gave you from here even though we've never seen them. It was a bad deal, surely your pride would want to get back at that," she said evenly, trying to control her temper and be as respectful as possible.
"And if I didn't? Surely you have other persuasive reasons behind just that. I can see the determination in your eyes," he said coldly. She just smiled.
"Well for one, Rin would probably enjoy the company and I'm sure Jaken would like the break from babysitting her," she smiled out hoping it would work.
"You're giving objective reasons. Not to mention I think you have a trump card behind you. Speak it now or I wont even consider your offer," Sesshomaru spoke, his eyes narrowing.
Kagome sighed. "Because the enemy of my enemy-"
"Is my friend," he finished for her. "Why do you bring that up?"
"I know we've never been allies or anything like that but surely Naraku has been hurting your lands, causing you major problems. Teaming up and taking him out is just a simple option and one that makes sense. Does anyone else, BESIDES InuYasha, want to back me up on this?" Kagome asked the group surrounding her. Sango and Miroku raised their hands in backup having already discussed this and knowing one of the real reasons she wanted him there. Shippo nodded his head along with Rin who touched the pant leg of her lord. Sesshomaru sighed.
"I will leave Rin here with you for tonight if that is alright with you. I will contemplate this tonight as I head back to the castle to check up on a few things," Sesshomaru stated bluntly. Kagome smiled and nodded as she motioned for the children to sit by the fire. Kagome turned her back on him with a smile and gave a small wave over her shoulder as InuYasha growled at her.
"Sit. Stop acting like a child InuYasha," she spat at him in annoyance. Sesshomaru chuckled softly leaving them behind.
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The Next Day
"Miko," Sesshomaru stated, a small grin quickly appearing then going back to his stoic mask as she jumped at the sound of his voice. She smiled at him and patted a spot beside her, beckoning him to sit beside her. Sesshomaru watched as she gave a slight roll of her eyes as he continued to stand there and went back to watching the children play in the shallow river.
Sesshomaru sighed softly and sat down next to her. Kagome gave a small jump of surprise then calmed her racing heart. Sesshomaru watched Rin and Shippo stop and wave at the two of them before going back to playing with the large colorful ball.
"I've decided to accept your offer miko," Sesshomaru said. He heard her sigh quietly and wondered where Jaken and Ah-Un were.
"Thank you Sesshomaru-sama," Kagome said quietly. "Jaken and Ah-Un are back at the camp. Although, Jaken's probably getting the crap beat out of him by InuYasha with the way he never shuts up." Sesshomaru nodded, vaguely wondering if she had read his mind.
"There is another reason you wanted me to travel with your group isn't there miko?" Sesshomaru asked softly. "Something you didn't wish to say in front of the group?"
"Not the group. Just InuYasha. His demon blood is occasionally getting out of control and I wouldn't mind the extra help in dealing with him. I know you guys don't see eye to eye but you're his brother and you're more powerful than him any day, that's obvious to anyone with eyes. Just don't let him hear us saying that," she said with a smile. Sesshomaru nodded; amazed that she would say such things as if it were an everyday thing. "Let me see your arm, please?" she said softly.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at her. "Why?"
"I just want to see how badly it's been burned and if there's anything I can do about it. I can sense Naraku's miasma slowly eating away at the skin," she said moving to his other side. Sesshomaru nodded and started to pull back the sleeve.
"Just hold yourself up. I can get it," she ordered softly. "I might be able to do something about the burns, but I don't know anything about re-growing limbs. I'll try and find something about that and re-grow your arm in return for having to deal with InuYasha…" she mumbled as she examined his arm. He silently hoped she would be able to heal it. He had been in slight pain since that day; the amount of his arm he had re-grown had been slowly eaten away.
"This wasn't this short when InuYasha cut it off was it?" she asked softly. He shook his head. Kagome sighed. "I'll try, but I'm not guaranteeing anything ok?" Her hand softly glowed pink and she gently traced the burn marks, purifying the miasma that had been burning the skin. Sesshomaru could sense her weakening beside him as she finished up. Kagome swayed a little on her knees, her eyes closed softly.
"Miko?" Sesshomaru said softly as the children ran up to them. "Miko?" he said a little louder.
"I'm ok. I'm gunna go lie down. Please keep an eye on the kids for me please," she said as she stood shakily. "Really, I'm fine," she whispered at the look he gave her. The kids didn't seem to believe her either as they trailed behind her, watching every step she took, as did Sesshomaru. The girl was definitely something to keep an eye on. 'What an interesting girl,' he thought to himself as she disappeared out of his sight…..
Ok. Yeah, after typing this up for a SECOND time (accidentally hit NO to save when I closed it out before uploading it instead of YES, so I had to re-type the entire freaking thing) I realized that I kind of made Kagome a little out of character. My explanation for that is this: She is older than when the series first starts, obviously. She's grown up, and wont put up with shit anymore and isn't about to be put down by a smexy demon lord or anyone else. She gets enough shit from InuYasha we all know, even in the actual series…. So that is my explanation and it will be the basis for everything else in here as well.
This is not going to be a real detailed story with lots of fluff and how things came to be. There will be lots of time skipping and you'll just have to deal with it. You want one of those? I suggest reading A Simple Legacy by elle6778. Her work kicks ass and has all that, and does a GREAT job of making them both realize it without it just being something that they suddenly realize and "OMG I love him/her!" Mine might come out that way, but realize that there are major time skips, cause this came to me in just a few simple scenes, not a detailed plot line with all the works.
Thank you for listening to my rant. Hope you enjoyed the chappie! Next one should be out soon.
DDM
